DC v. Celtic: a triumph!

[winterbadger]

Even for a friendly against a team that hasn't started their season yet, 4-0 has got to be rated one of the best wins we've had against a foreign team, short of the tournament win against Vasco de Gama (which was for mondo international silverware). I have to say, I thought the entire team played brilliantly tonight, even late-game substitutes, who included players I didn't even know were on team. DC looked controlled and confident all the way through, and Celtic looked rusty, unprepared, tired, and basically a bit toothless. A simply magnificent game!

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[didotwite]

we posited that ccu was jetlagged, but they were just silleh. that red card was totally unnecessary, too, but it livened up their team for a minute.

we were in 306, way on the other side. nice to not feel seasick behind the eagle's nest.

[winterbadger]

Erm, they've been in the US and training since Monday, so jet-lag really won't cut it. :-) And the weather really broke with the storm, sothey can hardly complain of overheating. They were, according to Strachan, supposed to be winning their US matches, not just "giving the other guys a game" as he claimed they had been doing in Poland. But I imagine their other games will go better. ;-)

And the news gets better and better; the Crew beat the MidMichigan Bucks tonight in Open Cup play, so we'll play them in Md. 1 August. By then we'll have played them four times already this season by then in league play (we're currently 2-0-1), so we should have a good shot at beating them and going on to the USOC semifinals.

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

hey - got a minute to answer my BIL's question?

http://nitroincognito.livejournal.com/224846.html

[winterbadger]

Done! :-)

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

LOL. I suspect that took a lot longer then a minute to write! :)

[winterbadger]

Yes, but almost all of it was off the top of my head. :-) I did dig around trying to find definite info on the FIFA website about what ties players to national teams, but I was unsuccessful.

[dcu-fan.livejournal.com]

That was such a wonderful game! :D Isn't Celtic going up to NJ? Are they playing Red Bull? I could look this up myself, but I'm too lazy. I was very impressed with our young guys also.

[winterbadger]

Thye're playing Chivas. Not Chivas de Los Angles, but Chivas de Guadalajara! And then the Revs. (They've been training in Boston).